by envisionmg | Aug 25, 2014 | Non-fiction, Staff Review
Reviewed By Jim As part of my preparation for the post on the 100th Anniversary of World War I: Reading List I had been doing a lot of reading about the start of the war and the early days of the war. One thing that struck me was repeated mention of the fact that the...
by envisionmg | Aug 11, 2014 | Discovery List, Non-fiction, Reading Lists
August 1, 2014 marks the hundred year anniversary of the out break of World War I. The world wide tragedy that took the lives of millions, wounded and crippled millions more, and forever reshaped society has fascinated and horrified authors for ages. Here is a World...
by envisionmg | Aug 4, 2014 | Discovery List, Fiction, Non-fiction, Reading Lists
“Outlander follows the story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie, a chivalrous...
by envisionmg | Jul 23, 2014 | Fiction, Jen Recommends, Non-fiction
Garden Spells – Sarah Addison Allen”A pinch of marigold for affection, a dash of snapdragon to repel evil, finish with rose petals to encourage love, then let nature take its course. It may be the recipe for Claire Waverley’s successful catering...
by envisionmg | Jul 18, 2014 | Non-fiction, Staff Review
Reviewed by JimEric Jager’s Blood Royal may not take place at the time of Dumas’ The Three Musketeers (in fact, it takes place 200 years before in 1407) but it would be a good choice for anyone who likes Dumas or French history. It has street fights,...
by envisionmg | Jul 16, 2014 | Biography, Discovery List, Fiction, Non-fiction, Reading Lists
“BBC AMERICA’s new co-production drama series, The Musketeers, is set on the streets of seventeenth century Paris, where law and order is an idea more than a reality. In addition to being King Louis XIII’s personal bodyguards, Athos, Aramis and Porthos stand...
